Active Research Projects

Life Cycle Assessment and Co-benefits of Cool Pavements This project will conduct a life cycle assessment that will evaluate the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, and impacts on local climate and air quality of traditional and cool pavements. A pavement strategy guidance tool will be created to help local decision-makers as they consider adopting cool pavements in their Climate Action Planning.

Cool Communities (link to LBNL webpage) Sponsored by ARB and the California Energy Commission, this project aims to provide technical assistance for ARB’s development of a “cool community” program to save energy and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The project will create a database of cool roof projects in CA; cool roof and cool pavement demonstrations; provide cool roof information on CoolCalifornia.org; and provide courses for builders/contractors.